![]() ![]() Themes: Tragedy and loss, Trust, Power, Determination, Leadership, Family ReviewĪmulet : The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi is the first novel of seven in this suspenseful series. The book begins with a sudden car crash and the death of David Hayes, Emily’s father. Kibuishi includes powerful and detailed imagery that enhances the emotion of the novel for example, the opening scene includes dramatic imagery of the Hayes’ car crash, and her father’s tragic fall to his death after he is unable to get out of the car in time to save himself. With the help of her grandfather’s robots and her little brother, Navin, Emily is determined to save her mother from an octopus-like creature that roams the land of Alledia. Now, Emily faces her toughest decision yet when trying to protect the people she loves: to trust the mysterious amulet, or take her little brother and face the unknown creatures of Alledia on her own. ![]() Being the oldest child of two and having witnessed the death of her father at a young age, Emily Hayes is accustomed to taking on the responsibilities that go along with taking care of her family. ![]()
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